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Thursday line-up includes Martha Reeves, Coasters, Tailfins
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Three nights of Winter Dance Party Martha Reeves instantly adaptable slang and timeless The Coasters
concerts begin Thursday, Feb. 4. Scheduled humor. “Yakety Yak” comically addressed Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, to the Beach
to take the stage are Martha Reeves & The The Coasters the generation gap long before that term Boys, Beatles, Stones, Motown, Tom Petty,
Vandellas, The Coasters, Tommy Allsup was coined, while “Charlie Brown” was a John Fogerty, Bryan Adams, The Cars, The
and The Tailfins. The Coasters are an R & B group character study of a class clown that featured Romantics, The Tailfins bring energy and
that started in October 1955. The original Will “Dub” Jones’ unforgettable line: “Why’s excitement to the greatest songs of Rock &
Martha Reeves & members of The Coasters were Carl Gardner, everybody always pickin’ on me?” Roll.
The Vandellas Billy Guy, Bobby Nunn and Leon Hughes. “The Coasters” was the first group TheTailfins are a group of professional
In 1957 both Bobby Nunn and Leon inducted in “The Rock and Roll Hall Of musicians and entertainers, with many years
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were Hughes were replaced by Cornell Gunter Fame”. of experience performing live entertainment.
an American vocal group who found fame and Will (Dub) Jones. In 1956, The Coasters The group features Steve Pekios, guitar and
in the 1960s with a string of hit singles on released their first hit “Down In Mexico” The Tailfins vocals, Kerry Tucker lead guitar and vocals,
Motown’s Gordy label. Founded in 1957 which sold 500,000 copies and in 1957, Vid James, drums and vocals, Rich Fricke,
by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind Ashford they topped the R&B charts and made the The Tailfins are a high energy oldies bass and vocals, Perry Hultgren, keyboards
and Gloria Williams, the group eventually pop Top 10 with their double-sided single show band from the Quad Cities area. From and vocals. Each member has been perform-
included Martha Reeves, who moved up “Searchin’” and “Young Blood.” Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and Roy ing professionally for over 20 years, and has
in ranks as lead vocalist of the group after Over the next two years, the Coasters extensive touring experience.
Williams’ departure in 1962. The group released a series of hit singles filled with
signed with and eventually recorded all of
their singles for Motown’s Gordy imprint.
The group’s string of hits included
“(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave,” “Nowhere
to Run,” “Jimmy Mack,” “Bless You” and
“Dancing in the Street,” the latter song
becoming their signature single. During
their nine-year run on the charts from 1963
to 1972, Martha and the Vandellas charted
over 26 hits and recorded in the styles of
doo-wop, R&B, pop, blues, rock and roll
and soul. Ten Vandellas songs reached the
top ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart,
including two R&B number ones,and six
Top Ten Pop Hits on the Billboard Hot
100 .

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